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According to Mark Cahill, what will matter 300 million years from now?

the only thing that will matter is who is in heaven and who is in hell

What are the 3 main reasons we don't witness?

faith- there is a lack of faith or weakness in one's own faith and beliefs

fear- they are afraid of what others will think of them

foolishness- they are too lazy, self-centered, or busy to think of the spiritual struggle of others

What are the 3 reactions toward Christianity when you witness?

denial- the most intellectually challenging, but also the most applicable to apologetics

dislike- less an apologetic issue, but one that has to address the wounds suffered at the hands of Christians or the church

disinterest- may be a ruse to get you to leave them alone; most people care about what happens after they die

List 4 significant features & people of the so called "Dark Ages."

birth of the university

the writings of Augustine & Aquinas

monastic movement

engineering marvels of the great cathedrals

Who is the subject & object of art in the Medieval Period?

subject- crucifixion of Christ

object- humans

The Renaissance was a rebirth, moving from a fascination with:

the world-to-come

to the world-at-hand

Explain in 1 sentence, "Such a return to Athens, independent of Jerusalem, increasingly elevated Plato's connection that 'Man is the measure of all things.'"

Only when humanism was ripped from its Christian moorings & became secular humanism did the interplay b/t Renaissance humanism & Christianity become adversarial; it became destructive. Man, independent of God, created the standards.

List 2 propositions of the Enlightenment.

The present age is more enlightened than the past

We understand nature & humanity best through the use of our natural faculties

What scientific discovery led the way in the transition from "faith seeking understanding" to "faith seeking justification"?

Copernicus in 1543 verified Galileo's assertion the earth wasn't at the center of the universe

Explain the word secular, where it derives from & what it means today.

It comes from the Latin word saeculum which means "this present age." The modern meaning is that which is "divorced from religious or spiritual sensibility."

How many people believed in God in 2003?

79%

What is Privatization?

"the process by which a chasm is created b/t the public & private spheres of life, & spiritual things are increasingly placed in the private arena"

What is Pluralization?

"the process...[which] occurs when individuals are confronted w/ a staggering number of ideologies & faith options competing for their attention"

How is Christianity discredited/disqualified today?

"On the grounds that it argues for an unchanging & universal truth"

What is Moral Relativism?

"hat is true for you is true for you, & what is true for me is true for me."